PQ5TA — FT8 activity observed at SO8OO
Receiver-side FT8 activity involving PQ5TA, decoded by SO8OO in southeastern Poland. 6 FT8 messages attributed to this token as transmitter, on 40m, across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. Last observed 2026-10-02.
These are automated observations at the SO8OO receiver, not an official contact log. Times are UTC. Attribution follows decoded FT8 message structure: CQ uses the first token and directed-looking messages use the second. Free text that resembles a directed message can be attributed imperfectly. Summary S/N reflects propagation plus SO8OO receiver, antenna and local-noise conditions. Counts are not adjusted for monitoring outages; transmissions that were not decoded are absent. Inferred entity and location data may be inaccurate for portable, remote or special-event operation.
SO8OO decoded 6 FT8 messages attributed to PQ5TA as the transmitting token by decoded message structure across 1 UTC dates in the available aggregate history. The largest monitored-band total was 40 m (100%). In this small sample, the estimated median decoder S/N was -18 dB; no usual signal pattern is inferred.
Overview
Observed FT8 message patterns
- Attributed sample
- 6 messages
- Active dates
- 1 UTC dates
- Estimated median S/N
- -18 dB
- S/N percentile sample
- Too small
- Recurring-pattern threshold
- Not met
SO8OO display ranges among successful decodes: weak (≤ -16 dB) 6, moderate (-15 to -9 dB) 0, strong (≥ -8 dB) 0.
WSJT-X defines S/N reports against a 2,500 Hz reference noise bandwidth. The ranges above are SO8OO receiver-side display categories, not official WSJT-X classes, transmitter-power measurements or estimates of how easy the station is to hear elsewhere. Statistics include only successful decodes on SO8OO's monitored FT8 channels; transmissions that were not decoded are absent. The sample does not meet the threshold for a recurring time or signal-pattern claim (20 attributed messages, three UTC dates and five distinct 15-minute windows).
Frequent counterpart tokens observed at SO8OO
Tokens most often paired with PQ5TA in decoded directed-looking exchanges:
Observed FT8 exchanges
S/N cells show: decoded at SO8OO / report transmitted by the counterpart. An observed exchange is not a QSL or an official logbook confirmation.
| Time UTC | Band | PQ5TA S/N | Counterpart | Counterpart S/N | Msgs | Capture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-02 23:14 | 80m | - / - | DL9PZ | -6 / - | 9 | Partial capture |
| 10-02 22:03 | 40m | - / - | EA1IOK | -6 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 10-02 22:02 | 40m | - / -14 | RD3FY | -10 / - | 3 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 10-02 21:56 | 40m | - / - | LZ2PAJ | -5 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 10-02 21:56 | 40m | - / -16 | R2BQM | -1 / - | 5 | Partial capture |
| 10-02 21:53 | 40m | - / - | PD0LBY | -2 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 10-02 21:53 | 40m | -18 / - | LU9DX | - / -14 | 2 | Partial capture |
| 10-02 21:52 | 40m | - / - | PE1NPS | +4 / - | 3 | Partial capture |
| 10-02 21:46 | 40m | - / -10 | F1HFP | +8 / - | 6 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 10-02 21:41 | 40m | - / -14 | EB3JT | -11 / - | 4 | ✓ Closing fragment |
| 10-02 21:40 | 40m | -21 / -12 | RW9JZ | -17 / - | 4 | ✓ Full exchange observed |
| 10-02 21:38 | 40m | - / -7 | HB9ELE | 0 / - | 5 | Partial capture |
| 10-02 21:36 | 40m | - / -11 | F1PBZ | -8 / - | 2 | Partial capture |
| 10-02 21:36 | 40m | - / -13 | F5PBG | -2 / - | 4 | Partial capture |
| 10-02 21:35 | 40m | - / -8 | M9STN | -17 / - | 7 | Partial capture |
| 10-02 21:35 | 40m | - / -12 | R4HMG | -5 / - | 4 | ✓ Closing fragment |
Recent FT8 messages decoded at SO8OO
Frequency values are decoder audio offsets in hertz, not RF frequencies.
UTC dB Audio Message 215645 -5 864 PQ5TA LZ2PAJ KN12 215715 +1 2182 PQ5TA R2BQM -16 (x4) 215845 -5 864 PQ5TA LZ2PAJ KN12 220015 -16 1097 PQ5TA M7TYH JO00 220115 -7 864 PQ5TA LZ2PAJ KN12 220200 -20 2183 PY2YJ PQ5TA RR73 220215 -8 2304 PQ5TA RD3FY KO85 (x3) 220345 -6 936 PQ5TA EA1IOK IN62 (x2) 232315 -14 1942 PQ5TA DL9PZ JO31
UTC dB Audio Message 231415 +2 1906 PQ5TA DL9PZ JO31 (x9)
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